Golden Striped Brute Megalodon
Overview
The Golden Striped Brute Megalodon is a massive aquatic carnivore. It cannot be tamed by survivors. Players encounter it as a dangerous wild predator in deep ocean zones.
Spawn Locations
Golden Striped Brute Megalodon does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
The Golden Striped Brute Megalodon cannot be tamed.
Golden Striped Brute Megalodon is not tamable.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing the Golden Striped Brute Megalodon yields Raw Fish Meat and Raw Prime Fish Meat.
The Dino (Fish Harvest) tool yields the most Raw Fish Meat, while the Sickle maximizes Raw Prime Fish Meat.
| Resource |  Pick |  Sickle | Harvest Weapon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93%~25~17 hits | 93%~25~11 hits | 93%~25~18 hits | |
| 0%~0~17 hits | 13%~3~11 hits | 4%~1~18 hits |
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Damage Resistances
The Golden Striped Brute Megalodon has a +400% weakness to SpikeWall damage, making spike walls extremely effective against it. It also takes +120% more damage from Instant HurtDinos sources and +55% more from Melee DmgMetal RaidDino attacks.
It is highly resistant to MiningDrill Harvest damage, taking -100% damage, and resists ranged turret fire and certain melee impacts by -50%.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)24 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 2600.0 | +780.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 640.0 | +64.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 1200.0 | +72.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 3000.0 | +300.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 500.0 | +10.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head is a targetable hitbox zone, providing a 1.5× damage multiplier when struck. Focus fire on the head for efficient takedowns.
Tools & Guides
Golden Striped Brute Megalodon Tips & Tricks
The Golden Striped Brute Megalodon takes 400% more damage from spike walls. Use them in perimeter defenses to exploit this vulnerability.
It is completely immune to MiningDrill Harvest damage, making drill-based weapons ineffective.
Its high melee damage multiplier makes it devastating in close-range attacks against structures.
It can be carried by flyers such as Quetzal or Karkinos for strategic deployment.
This page details the Golden Striped Brute Megalodon's stats, damage modifiers, harvest yields, and combat behavior. For spawn locations, taming calculations, and breeding timelines, refer to the in-game calculators and spawn map.